S100β Levels in CSF of Nonambulatory Dogs with Intervertebral Disk Disease Treated with Electroacupuncture

Table 2

S100β levels (mean ± SD), two different time points—electroacupuncture groups compared with control group.

Time point	M1	M2	Control group
EA group (𝑛=10)	0.1412±0.01^a	0.1345±0.01^a,c	0.1222±0.01^b,c
Subgroup A (𝑛=7)	0.1481±0.01^a,A	0.1281±0.01^b,A	0.1222±0.01^b
Subgroup B (𝑛=3)	0.1252±0.01^a,A	0.1495±0.01^b,B	0.1222±0.01^a

a--cMeans with different superscripts within the same row are significantly different (𝑃<0.05). ^A-BMeans with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different (𝑃<0.05). CSF = cerebrospinal fluid. M1 = first CFS collection prior to EA treatment; M2 = second CSF collection, when the dogs return ambulation. EA group = treated by electroacupuncture and subgroups A and B = early and late motor recovery, respectively. Control group = dogs without neurological signs.